Intermediate Mine Permitting Specialist

WSP
Saskatoon, Regina
Workplace: HybridFull timeCAD 93,700 - 124,200 annuallyFunction: Environmental & SustainabilityEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical writing","Quality review","Regulatory advice","Client advisory","Relationship building"]

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver environmental permitting strategies for mining projects across Saskatchewan and Western Canada. Serve as a technical advisor who prepares and reviews environmental assessments, permit applications, and regulatory responses, creating roadmaps that align approval requirements with project schedules. Connect engineering and environmental work so approval commitments are embedded in design and execution, and support respectful engagement with regulators and Indigenous communities throughout the mine lifecycle.

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Intermediate Mine Permitting Specialist

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Job Summary

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver environmental permitting strategies for mining projects across Saskatchewan and Western Canada. Serve as a technical advisor who prepares and reviews environmental assessments, permit applications, and regulatory responses, creating roadmaps that align approval requirements with project schedules. Connect engineering and environmental work so approval commitments are embedded in design and execution, and support respectful engagement with regulators and Indigenous communities throughout the mine lifecycle.
Location: Saskatoon, Regina
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Environmental & Sustainability
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Deliver environmental permitting strategies to advance mining projects responsibly from exploration through closure.
  • •Lead preparation and technical review of environmental assessments, permit applications, and regulatory responses for defensible decisions.
  • •Develop permitting roadmaps aligning approval requirements with project schedules, design choices, and regulatory risk management.
  • •Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs across water, geochemistry, atmospheric sciences, reclamation, and closure to strengthen integrated deliverables.
  • •Build trusted relationships with clients, regulators, and Indigenous communities through respectful engagement and responsive technical support.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 93,700 - 124,200 annually

Key Requirements

  • •University degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geoscience, or a related discipline.
  • •Progressive experience delivering environmental assessments, mining permits, and approvals for complex Canadian projects.
  • •Strong working knowledge of provincial and federal environmental assessment and permitting frameworks relevant to Saskatchewan and Western Canada.
  • •Experience supporting respectful regulator and Indigenous engagement, consultation processes, and responses to information requests.
  • •Technical writing and quality-review skills for complex regulatory submissions, with the ability to advise on permitting pathways and regulatory risk.
Experience:MiningEnvironmental permittingEnvironmental assessmentsCanadian projects
Education:Bachelor's in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geoscience, or related discipline
Skills:Technical writingQuality reviewRegulatory adviceClient advisoryRelationship building
Licenses:P.GeoP.EngRPBio

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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